[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 11343]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                           HON. VITO FOSSELLA

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 25, 2002

  Mr. FOSSELLA. Mr. Speaker, I am not recorded on rollcall numbers 249, 
250, 251, and 252. I was unavoidably detained and was not present to 
vote. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes'' on rollcall 
numbers 249, 250, 251, 252.

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